ModOrganizer-to-OpenMW
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Permissions issue opening openmw.cfg
Gives traces resembling:
[error.cpp:24] Traceback (most recent call last):
[error.cpp:24] File "K:/Programs/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py", line 82, in display
[error.cpp:24] self.__clearOpenMWConfig(configPath)
[error.cpp:24] File "K:/Programs/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py", line 140, in __clearOpenMWConfig
[error.cpp:24] os.remove(configPath)
[error.cpp:24] PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\User\\Documents\\My Games\\OpenMW\\openmw.cfg'
Plugin "OpenMW Exporter" failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "K:/Programs/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py", line 82, in display
self.__clearOpenMWConfig(configPath)
File "K:/Programs/MO2/plugins/OpenMWExport.py", line 140, in __clearOpenMWConfig
os.remove(configPath)
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\User\\Documents\\My Games\\OpenMW\\openmw.cfg'
I've been told this is likely related to Controlled Folder Access, a Windows security feature. Apparently, Microsoft thinks there's no legitimate reason to access a file in the Documents directory programmatically without having the user select it. For some reason, OpenMW's allowed to (I'm told a popup is displayed asking the user to give it permission) but when MO2 tries, the popup doesn't appear and it's just blocked.